1998 CHEVROLET MALIBU Complaints

SINGLE MOM OF TWO, I AM PAYING FOR A CAR THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DEPENDABLE AND SAFE. I DO NOT WANT TO BE A STATISTIC BECAUSE OF SOMEONE WHO WANTS TO SAVE A BUCK! I CHOSE THE MALIBU FOR THE SAFETY RATING AND WAS BESIDE MYSELF WHEN I WAS TOLD OF THE REOCCURRING, NOT REPAIRABLE ROTOR PROBLEM. THEN ALSO AFTER 36,000 MILES I WILL GET TO PAY FOR ALL ROTOR REPAIRS SINCE IT WILL NO LONGER BE COVERED UNDER THE MF WARRANTY. I USED TO HAVE GREAT RESPECT FOR CHEVY. I REALIZE HOW VERY UNIMPORTANT I AND MY CHILDREN ARE TO THEM NOW. I CAN NOT AFFORD TO REPURCHASE A NEW CAR AND I PRAY THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL BE RESOLVED SOON.

AUTOMOBILE WENT INTO A TRENCH AND BOTTOMED OUT, AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, CAUSING THE ENGINE CARRIAGE TO BE DAMAGED/CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD, AND DAMAGED THE DASHBOARD. *AK

WHILE AT 60MPH CAR STARTS TO SHUTTER AND IT WON'T SLOW DOWN PROPERLY. ALSO, WITHIN 30, 000 MILES HAD TO HAVE BRAKES DONE. DEALER DIDN'T HELP. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT MALFUNCTIONED, AND ALL DOORS JAMMED. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

BRAKES WEARING UNEVENLY, RESURFACED 3 TIMES, ROTORS REPLACED ONCE, CHEVY INSISTS THIS IS "NORMAL" WEAR AND TEAR FOR AN 18 MONTH OLD, 19000 MILE VEHICLE.

2 OF 4 BRAKE LAMPS FAILED. I REMOVED THE LAMPS FROM THE SOCKETS AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FILAMENTS WERE INTACT. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION OF THE FAILED LAMPS I NOTICED THE LAMP BASE HAD MELTED AT ONE OF FOUR WIRES EXTENDING DOWN THE PLASTIC LAMP BASE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND AN UNNECESSARY COMPONENT REPLACEMENT FOR THE UNTRAINED EYE. I SCRAPED THE MELTED PLASTIC AND SLIGHTLY REPOSITIONED THE WIRE ON THE LAMP BASE AND ALL IS WELL. SEEMS TO ME AN OVERCURRENT SITUATION OCCURRED. SUGGEST A LAMP BASE WITH A HIGHER OPERATING TEMPERATURE RANGE SUCH AS CERAMIC COMPOUND BE SPECIFIED. NO OTHER BURNING OR MELTING OF WIRES WAS INDICATED. THANK YOU. DAN BRUCKART.

TAIL LIGHT KEEP BLOWING OUT, AND CONSUMER KEEP REPLACING THE TAIL LIGHTS. TAIL LIGHT'S KEEP GOING OUT AND THE CONSUMER CAN SMELL THE WIRES BURNING AND MELTING. THERE WAS A SHORT WITHIN THE TAIL LIGHTS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS HAD 4 SETS OF BRAKES & ROTORS, FRONT CONTROL ARMS, REAR SUSPENSION BAR, PAINT FLAKED OFF FRONT OF CAR, FRONT ELEC. SEAT CONTROL, OIL PAN LEAK,

WHENEVER STOPPING VEHICLE, CAN FEEL THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATING. NEEDED TO PUSH HARDER ON PEDAL TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP. THE ABS LIGHT WOULD FLASH ON/OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC CHANGED THE BRAKE PADS. THE ROTORS WERE ROTATED AT LEAST TWICE & THEN SCRAPPED. *AK

LEFT CUP HOLDER UNSTABLE. AS THE RESULT IT TOPPLED OVER AND SPILLED THE COFFEE ON THE DRIVER. YH